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Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

All children have the right to attend school in a safe, welcoming, and caring environment. DASA specifically ensures this for New York State public school students. The Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act also known as DASA) was signed into law on September 13, 2010. The legislation amended State Education Law by creating a new Article 2, Dignity for All Students, and revising Section 801-a regarding instruction in civility, citizenship, character education, tolerance, respect for others, and dignity. It combats bias-based bullying, harassment, and discrimination in public schools, and includes awareness and sensitivity in the relations of people including individuals of different races, weights, national origins, ethnicity, religions or religious practices, mental or physical abilities, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions.

conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse that reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause a student to fear for their physical safety

conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse includes but is not limited to conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

Highlights of the new law, effective July 1, 2012

All public elementary and secondary school students are protected.

DASA prohibits the harassment and discrimination of students by students and by school personnel.

Programs at Cairo-Durham CSD

The Cairo-Durham Central School District offers many programs throughout the school year that are intended to create a safe, bullying-free learning environment. We offer programs for both students and parents. Here are a few examples of recent programs, presentations and activities:

Additionally, each school offers anonymous bullying report forms (High, Middle, and Elementary Schools) for students, staff and/or parents to make anonymous reports of bullying. The reports are investigated and handled according to district policy.